Exam Profile: Cisco 200-105 ICND2 v3.0

This article provides an exam profile for the Cisco 200-105 ICND2 v3.0 exam for the CCNA certification. Pearson IT Certification provides a variety of exam preparation tools to help our customers in their quest for certification. As part of our service to you, we have developed this Exam Profile series. Each profile is developed based on the testing experience of one of our trainers or authors. Of course you will not receive exact questions or answers, but you will get a real feel for the exam. Each profile describes question forms, trouble spots, hints for exam preparation, and recommendations for additional study resources. Find out here what you can expect to see on the exam, and how you can better prepare for it.

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The ICND2 v3.0 is the latest iteration (at the time of this writing) for one of the most famous professional certification exams on the planet. The Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 serves as the second of two steps in the hugely popular certification, the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).

NOTE: A composite exam may be substituted for the ICND1 and ICND2 exams in order to achieve CCNA in one step. This path is considered very difficult, but students that are interested should check out the Exam Profile for 200-125 CCNA v3.0.

The Exam Details

Here are the raw details you want to know about this exam:

Number of Questions: 45-55Types of Questions: Multiple Choice (single and multiple answer), Drag-and-Drop, Simulations, Simlets, and TestletsNOTE: For a tutorial in this types of questions, be sure to visit the Cisco site—be patient, as the content does take some time to load in your browser initiallyPassing score: Cisco may change this at any time, but currently it is around 800-850 out of 1000 possible pointsTime Limit: 90 minutesHow to Register: Visit pearsonvue.com/cisco in order to register at a testing center near you

The Exam Topics

While Cisco can refresh their question bank for the exam at any time without warning, they will try and stick closely to the following topics that makeup what we refer to as the exam "blueprint":